好不 hǎobù very Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 好不 hǎobù very Used before certain two-syllable adjectives to emphasize degree, equivalent to "very" or "how"; as in 好不热闹 hǎobùrènao not at all Not at all; quite the opposite of the adjective that follows. [tag question] (colloquial) Used at the end of a sentence to ask for agreement or permission, similar to "is that okay?" or "alright?". not very Used before certain adjectives to express a negative degree, meaning "not very" or "hardly"; as in 好不识人 hǎobùshírén how very Used in certain fixed patterns where it means the same as its positive counterpart, notably in 好不容易 hǎobùróngyì meaning "very difficult" Frequency Movie subtitles 2.24 per million appears in 1% of films Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CH
好不 hǎobù very Used before certain two-syllable adjectives to emphasize degree, equivalent to "very" or "how"; as in 好不热闹 hǎobùrènao not at all Not at all; quite the opposite of the adjective that follows. [tag question] (colloquial) Used at the end of a sentence to ask for agreement or permission, similar to "is that okay?" or "alright?". not very Used before certain adjectives to express a negative degree, meaning "not very" or "hardly"; as in 好不识人 hǎobùshírén how very Used in certain fixed patterns where it means the same as its positive counterpart, notably in 好不容易 hǎobùróngyì meaning "very difficult" Frequency Movie subtitles 2.24 per million appears in 1% of films Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CH
